The Charing Cross Scheme On Tuesday both the London County
Council and the shareholders of the Southern Railway approved the provisional agreement for a new road bridge over the Thames at Charing Cross and the transfer of Charing Cross Station to the other side of the river. It is a sad symptom of the want of forethought in planning that the Old Vic Theatre, upon the rebuilding of which much money has been spent, will have to be displaced by the road improvements consequent upon the new bridge schemes. The indefatigable collecting of funds for rebuilding the Old Vic, and the special grant from the Carnegie Trust, have all been wasted. The case for re- building Sadler's Wells Theatre, where the Old Vie tradi- tion may be carried on while the Old Vic itself is once more being rebuilt, has become stronger than ever.
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